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Grade FDC Steel vs. C97800 Nickel Silver

Grade FDC steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C97800 nickel silver belongs to the copper alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is grade FDC steel and the bottom bar is C97800 nickel silver.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
130
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
48
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1680
370

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
220
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
230
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1180
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1140
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
390
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 51
25
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.1
4.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.2
4.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.9
40
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
5.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
76
Embodied Water, L/kg 47
330

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
8.1
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 60
12
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 40
13
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
7.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 50
13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Antimony (Sb), % 0
0 to 0.2
Carbon (C), % 0.6 to 0.75
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.3
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.12
64 to 67
Iron (Fe), % 98 to 99.4
0 to 1.5
Lead (Pb), % 0
1.0 to 2.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 1.2
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
24 to 27
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.050
Silicon (Si), % 0.1 to 0.35
0 to 0.15
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.080
Tin (Sn), % 0
4.0 to 5.5
Zinc (Zn), % 0
1.0 to 4.0
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.4